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by rjs
Tue Oct 29, 2019 5:46 pm
Forum: Feature ideas
Topic: Raspberry Pi 4B
Replies: 1
Views: 11124

Raspberry Pi 4B

Have you all thought about upgrading to the latest Raspberry Pi 4B, perhaps with more memory? Would it be (mostly) plug-in compatible with the existing controller?
by rjs
Sun Mar 03, 2019 1:57 pm
Forum: Feature ideas
Topic: Some ideas for the future
Replies: 5
Views: 9491

Re: Some ideas for the future

Before I buy one did you have any chance to try the F710 gamepad?
by rjs
Sat Mar 02, 2019 1:56 pm
Forum: Feature ideas
Topic: Touch Screen Monitor support
Replies: 9
Views: 23543

Re: Touch Screen Monitor support

no, I tried but I never saw the touch keypad come up.
by rjs
Fri Feb 08, 2019 11:35 am
Forum: Buildbotics Tech Support
Topic: Calculating Travel per Revolution
Replies: 3
Views: 11000

Re: Calculating Travel per Revolution

I am not sure I am following the math correctly but when I changed my settings from Metric to Imperial and the travel per revolution for X & Y changed from 5mm to 0.197". I then tried to move the x axis by 1", G0 X1, and it moved 1". Then using the 0.625" number you mention, G0 X1 moved about 5/16" ...
by rjs
Wed Feb 06, 2019 5:59 am
Forum: Buildbotics Tech Support
Topic: Calculating Travel per Revolution
Replies: 3
Views: 11000

Calculating Travel per Revolution

When I first setup my CNC with the Buildbotics controller I tried to convert the values I used for Mach3 for the stepper motors and ended up with the wrong settings. For X & Y my old setup used 320 steps per unit (my system is set to MMs) and for the Z axis it used 400 steps per unit. All of my step...
by rjs
Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:07 pm
Forum: Feature ideas
Topic: Network access to the internal flash drive
Replies: 5
Views: 8978

Re: Network access to the internal flash drive

That would be great if it is possible. hum, other then removing the flash drive from the controller I am not sure how to go about coping it. Also I do not have any experience installing software, like samba, on a Linux system . These are probably a good clues that I should not attempt these at home ...
by rjs
Sat Feb 02, 2019 4:03 am
Forum: Feature ideas
Topic: Network access to the internal flash drive
Replies: 5
Views: 8978

Network access to the internal flash drive

I do not know if this is possible but it would save a step if we were able to write directly to the internal flash drive. Today I am saving the G-code to my hard drive then from the controller's web page I upload the file to the controller. If there was a way to save the file directly to the interna...
by rjs
Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:51 am
Forum: Feature ideas
Topic: Buttons to run files or macros
Replies: 4
Views: 10572

Re: Buttons to run files or macros

I thought about that and for some of the work I do this will work. However, I do not need to set the Z-Axis, for example, when creating PC boards the bits are pre calibrated and do not need re-zeroing the Z axis. In this case I would have to take the code out of the tool change or is there a way to ...
by rjs
Sun Jan 27, 2019 3:45 pm
Forum: Feature ideas
Topic: Buttons to run files or macros
Replies: 4
Views: 10572

Buttons to run files or macros

I was hoping to have a way of operating the probe during tool changes in the middle of a G-Code program - one with multiple tool changes with out having to use the MDI. I was originally thinking a button to operate the probe (run a few lines of G-Code) but perhaps a better idea would be to have a bu...